Microsoft plans to add "Copilot" key to Windows 11 keyboards

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Microsoft has come out with a statement saying they're adding a Microsoft Copilot key to new keyboards, landing on the keys usually used as the second alt, or the Menu button. This adds to the Windows button on the keyboard, that there is usually 1 or 2 of.

From what I know you can reprogram the key to do something, but I don't know what.



This adds to Microsoft's AI service, Copilot, which they believe is one of the biggest things they've made, even over Windows.
Copilot is also available on Bing, and on the Windows 11 taskbar.

 

[JuanMena]

Lol, so it's like Coetana never existed?

 

[Deleted member 538683]

Lol, so it's like Coetana never existed?

Exactly!

To be honest they should've kept Cortana.

 

[JuanMena]

Exactly!

To be honest they should've kept Cortana.

I never used Cortana to be honest. So I don't know what we are comparing here. But it's strange... Cortana suddenly never existed.
I guess it's more to compete with ChatGPT or other "sophisticated" AI of some kind.

 

[tabzer]

Windows 11 keyboards.

Is that something I can download? Otherwise, I'm not interested.

 

[elk1007]

More useless crap added to the OS.
Samsung tried to do this with the Bixby button which is just as useless.

 

[console]

I really hate Copilot add to Windows is useless to us. Same like Cortana before remember? I wish Microsoft need to stop that.

Why not we and people need to protest against Microsoft company for add lousy add on Windows to have more bloat unwanted extra software? Microsoft company need to stop that!

Never mess with old school of Windows. I prefer old school on Windows without AI, Copilot, Cortana, etc.

 

[DinohScene]

Copilot key? I barely gotten the Windows key on my keyboard!

 

[rcpd]

Copilot key? I barely gotten the Windows key on my keyboard!

I don't, because I bought a MacBook Pro and run Windows as a virtual machine. Not having it is actually more useful because now I cannot press it to open the Start menu, I have to do it by hand and I hate it. My laptop isn't going to have a "Copilot" key either.
Oh well. I'm at the point that I barely use WIndows.

 

[PagaN]

classic menu better add

 

[Marc_LFD]

"Windows 11 keyboard" didn't know that was a thing, tbh.

All this Copilot/AI shit looks like as M$ won't make Windows 12 any better, instead it'll probably be as crappy bloated as 11. :/ Dang.

 

[tabzer]

Copilot key? I barely gotten the Windows key on my keyboard!

Yeah, it's pretty useless in Linux, if you want to be that person.

 

[SylverReZ]

Microsoft keeps on adding more bundled shit to their OS that nobody asked for.
Good thing I'm now a Linux user.

 

[Marc_LFD]

Microsoft keeps on adding more bundled shit to their OS that nobody asked for.
Good thing I'm now a Linux user.

M$ is intentionally making users who want a clean experience to transition to Linux and to use Windows programs, emulate them.

M$ said Windows 10 was the last Windows OS and then clarified it wasn't, but for me it probably will be.

 

[LNLenost]

HELL NAH

Bing Chat really sucks, it just surfs the internet and then pastes random things.

When It was released I asked her how to mod a 3DS, and it said i had to turn off sending usage data to Nintendo. That's it.

 

[Plazorn]

I dunno, in linux it may be a good rofi/app launcher button? Also Windows 12 is theroized as being subscription based...

 

[jceggbert5]

Linux calls the Windows/AppleCmd key the "Super" key. What are they going to name this? Ultra? Stupid? Something else?

 

[The Catboy]

Windows is really looking more unappealing by the day

 

[Marc_LFD]

Windows is really looking more unappealing by the day

M$ will either succeed or blow it with 12... Probably the latter.

W11 is bad enough as it is so it'll be interesting how they make it even shittier.

 

[Micolash]

M$ will either succeed or blow it with 12... Probably the latter.

W11 is bad enough as it is so it'll be interesting how they make it even shittier.

my prediction for Windows 13 will be F2P "Watch an ad to login"